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Where does “recontextualize” come from?

recontextualize (English) comes from English contextualize, from English contextual, from English context, from Latin contextus, from Latin contexo, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

recontextualize (English): To set in a new context

Definitions

  1. To set in a new context

Ancestry of “recontextualize”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcontextualizeTo place something or someone in a particular...
2EnglishcontextualOf, pertaining to, or depending on the context of...
3EnglishcontextThe surroundings, circumstances, environment,...
4Latincontextusweaving; joining; connection, coherence
5LatincontexoI weave, entwine or braid; I interweave, unite or...
6Latincōn-—
7Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
8Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
9Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
18Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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